Municipal Engineer - Project Manager

Municipal Project Manager – Mobile, AL

A Rare Opportunity to Help Lead Explosive Gulf Coast Growth

Salary Range: $130,000 - $160,000

About the Opportunity

Southern Search has been retained by a rapidly growing, community-driven engineering firm expanding its footprint along the Gulf Coast. This is a big opportunity for a Municipal Project Manager who wants to be on the ground floor of a high-growth initiative in Mobile, AL. This is a region experiencing major investment, infrastructure demand, and development momentum.

If you’re a municipal engineer with experience in civil engineering and site design who thrives on building relationships, leading teams, and delivering impactful public infrastructure projects, this role offers the chance to help shape the next decade of growth in one of the fastest-rising areas in the Southeast.

This isn’t just another PM role, it's an opportunity to help build a practice, develop a market, and make a measurable impact on Gulf Coast communities.

Why This Is Unique

• Mobile is entering a major growth era—with infrastructure upgrades, industrial expansions, and population growth driving long-range municipal needs.
• Your work will directly influence the region’s next chapter, from transportation improvements to utility expansions and community development.
• Clear path to leadership as the office and regional team continue to grow.
• A firm that prioritizes people, innovation, and impact.

What You’ll Do

As a Municipal Project Manager, you’ll lead multidisciplinary teams and guide public-sector clients through complex civil infrastructure projects across the Gulf Coast region.

Project Leadership

• Manage planning, design, and delivery of municipal infrastructure projects—roads, utilities, stormwater, and site improvements.
• Develop scopes, work plans, schedules, and budgets for multiple concurrent projects.
• Lead client meetings, present solutions, and establish long-term partnerships with cities, counties, and public agencies.
• Oversee permitting, entitlement coordination, bidding support, RFIs, and construction-phase oversight.
• Drive project quality, mitigate risk, ensure compliance, and maintain strong client satisfaction.

Team Management & Collaboration

• Lead engineers, designers, and technicians in producing high-quality design documents.
• Direct the preparation of layouts, grading, utilities, stormwater management, erosion control, and construction details.
• Mentor junior staff and guide early-career engineers in technical development and project exposure.
• Partner with Business Development on proposals, pursuits, and presentations as the Mobile office grows.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• 8 years of municipal or site civil engineering experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain in Alabama.
• Strong experience with roadway design, water/sewer utilities, grading, stormwater systems, and green infrastructure.
• Proficiency in Civil 3D, stormwater modeling, and Microsoft Office.
• Proven ability to lead teams, coordinate resources, and manage multiple moving parts.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills—you enjoy being client-facing.
• A passion for community impact and a desire to be part of a high-growth, mission-driven office expansion.

Why Candidates Love This Firm

• A people-first culture built on trust, flexibility, and professional empowerment.
• Real leadership opportunities—not a corporate ladder that takes decades to climb.
• A firm committed to the Gulf Coast and investing heavily in the Mobile market.
• Competitive salary, profit sharing, full benefits, and professional development support.